Carlo Simionato (born 1 July 1961 in

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) is a retired

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sprinter who specialised in the

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and

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. He won seven medals at the

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, all of these with national relays team.

Biography

At the World Championships in Helsinki in 1983 he finished seventh in the 200 metres final and won a silver medal with the

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team. He also finished fourth in

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at the 1982 European Championships, and won a bronze medal in 200 m at the

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. On the national level he was the Italian 200 metres champion in 1982 and 1985, as well as 100 metres champion in 1985. He won the Italian indoor 200 metres in 1984. His personal best 200 metres time was 20.53 seconds, achieved in August 1983 in

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. His personal best

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time was 10.34 seconds, achieved in July 1985 in

Achievements

National titles

He has won 4 times the individual

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. *1 win in the

(1985) *2 wins in the

(1982, 1985) *1 win in the 200 metres indoor (1984)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simionato, Carlo 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Ravenna Athletes from Emilia-Romagna Italian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian sportsmen

Biography

Achievements

National titles

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